BSG 2024 IBD guidelines protocol (standard operating procedures) by Philip Smith, Rachel Cooney, Jimmy Limdi, Sreedhar Subramanian, Polychronis Pavlidis, Ajay Verma, Said Din, Gordon W Moran, Naila Arebi, Shahida Din, Morris Gordon, Kamal V Patel, Klaartje Bel Kok, Dennis McGonagle, Matthew Shale, Ana-Maria Darie, Vasiliki Sinopoulou, Newton A C S Wong

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Feeding Behavior, Water Intake, and Physiological Parameters of Feedlot Lambs Fed with Diets Containing Babassu Oil Associated with Sunflower Oil Blend by Laryssa V. da Silva, Gleice Kelle S. M. Vilela, Karlyene S. da Rocha, Hactus S. Cavalcanti, Glayciane C. Gois, Francisco Naysson de S. Santos, Fleming S. Campos, Michelle de O. M. Parente, Anderson de M. Zanine, Daniele de J. Ferreira, Tobyas M. de A. Mariz, Danielle de O. Maia, Henrique N. Parente

“…Differences on the respiratory rate (RR) was observed between animals in the control diet and those in the diets containing SO (P=0.001), with a linear increase in RR as the levels of SO in the diets increased (P=0.004). All physiological parameters showed a time effect (P<0.05). …”
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Gastric Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy (G-POEM) as a Treatment for Refractory Gastroparesis: Long-Term Outcomes by Jiaxin Xu, Tianyin Chen, Shaimaa Elkholy, Meidong Xu, Yunshi Zhong, Yiqun Zhang, Weifeng Chen, Wenzheng Qin, Mingyan Cai, Pinghong Zhou

“…The long-term clinical response was assessed in all patients during a median follow-up of 14.5 months. …”
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Development of fully-resorption replacement paste-like organic/inorganic artificial bones compatible with bone remodeling cycles by Yuki Kamaya, Shiori Kato, Kazuaki Nakano, Masaki Nagaya, Hiroshi Nagashima, Mamoru Aizawa

“…Cytotoxicity tests using Transwell® demonstrated cell growth in all cement specimens. In a pig tibia model, the amount of PLGA particle of 5 mass%, 10 mass%, and 20 mass% were tested to optimize material resorption and bone formation, compared with commercial HAp-based CPCs. …”
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Incidence and estimated risk of residual transmission of hepatitis a virus and parvovirus B19 by blood transfusion in the state of Rio De Janeiro – Brazil: a retrospective study by Arthur Daniel Rocha Alves, Mariana Magaldi, Ana Carolina Sathler de Menezes, Josiane Iole França Lopes, Carlos Alexandre da Costa Silva, Jaqueline Mendes de Oliveira, Camila Mattos, Leonardo Bastos, Luiz de Melo Amorim Filho, Marcelo Alves Pinto, Luciane Almeida Amado

“…Results HAV-RNA and B19V-DNA were detected in 1.66 (95% CI 0.26–5.48) and 3.32 (95% CI 1.00-7.81) per 1000 donors, respectively. For HAV, all positive samples were classified as subgenotype IB. …”
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Exploration of pulse wave analysis under reactive hyperemia and close to an arteriovenous fistula: a comparative analysis by Veit Busch, Sandra Müller, Joachim Streis, Timm H. Westhoff, Thomas Felderhoff, Felix S. Seibert, Stefan Reuter, Niklas Mueller

“…Both high flow conditions induced similar changes in the pulse waveform and a delay of the systolic peak in all three collectives. The augmentation index was different in the three collectives and correlated with the increase of the novel parameters and the peak flow velocity under reactive hyperemia: ∆A2 r = 0.445, p < 0.001, ∆m2 r = 0.338, p = 0.007, ∆Vmax r = 0.460. …”
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Recombinant α-Klotho Protein Alleviated Acute Cardiorenal Injury in a Mouse Model of Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Septic Cardiorenal Syndrome Type 5 by Xi Liu, Yangyang Niu, Xiaoqin Zhang, Yingying Zhang, Ying Yu, Jieli Huang, Jiangtao Li, Chen Yu

“…The serum troponin, brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL), and creatinine levels were measured in all groups at 24 h. Biomarkers of mice heart apoptosis, inflammation, oxidative stress, and endoplasmic reticulum stress, such as caspase-3, interleukin 1 (IL-1), reactive oxygen species (ROS), and glucose-regulated protein 78 (GRP78), were also measured. …”
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Lifetime quality of life and cost consequences of delays in endovascular treatment for acute ischaemic stroke: a cost-effectiveness analysis from a Singapore healthcare perspective by Mayank Goyal, Weiyi Ni, Deidre Anne De Silva, Yu Li Ng, Kelvin Tan, Wolfgang G Kunz

“…For each time window of symptom onset to EVT, the probability of receiving EVT or non-EVT treatment was varied, thereby varying clinical outcomes (modified Rankin Scale scores), short-term costs and long-term modelled (lifetime) costs; all of which were used in calculating an incremental cost-effectiveness ratio of EVT vs non-EVT treatment. …”
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Il Modello TPSR di Hellison in Educazione Fisica, analisi di un’esperienza in una scuola secondaria superiore di Roma by María Mercedes Palandri

“…Il programma fisico-sportivo, qui presentato, è stato realizzato all’interno delle ore di Scienze motorie e sportive curricolari, con l’intento di presentare un disegno specifico orientato a lavorare sui valori da esperire attraverso la proposta di attività fisiche e sportive (Pardo e García-Arjona 2013). …”
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Lipid Profile in Adolescent Girls with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus and Hyperandrogenemia by Agnieszka Zachurzok, Grazyna Deja, Aneta Gawlik, Agnieszka Drosdzol-Cop, Katarzyna Klimek, Ewa Malecka-Tendera

“…Lipid levels in 16 diabetic girls with biochemical hyperandrogenemia (T1DM-H) aged 16.3 ± 1.2 years were compared to 38 diabetic girls with normal androgen levels (T1DM-N) aged 15.8 ± 1.2 years. 15 healthy girls served as controls (CG). In all patients, anthropometric measurements were done, and androgens and SHBG were assessed. …”
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Outcome of Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty in Young Patients with Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma and Ocular Hypertension by Dan Liu, Di Chen, Qian Tan, Xiaobo Xia, Haibo Jiang, Jian Jiang

“…IOP values were significantly lower in the treated patients at all time points than at pretreatment (P<0.05), and 24-hour mean IOP, peak IOP, valley IOP, and fluctuation in IOP were also lower in SLT-treated patients (P<0.05). …”
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Staff education compared with active real-time waste segregation to reduce the environmental impact of hip and knee arthroplasty: a multicentre study by Rohan Prakash, Ahmed Nasser, Akshat Sharma, Deborah Eastwood, Mike Reed, Yuvraj Agrawal

“…Aims: Arthroplasty has been shown to generate the most waste among all orthopaedic subspecialties, and it is estimated that hip and knee arthroplasty generate in excess of three million kg of waste annually in the UK. …”
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Enhanced sulfate formation in mixed biomass burning and sea-salt interactions mediated by photosensitization: effects of chloride, nitrogen-containing compounds, and atmospheric ag... by R. Tang, R. Tang, J. Ma, R. Zhang, W. Cui, Y. Qin, Y. Chu, Y. Qin, A. L. Vogel, C. K. Chan

“…After aging, RS–NaCl particles exhibited the highest enhancement in sulfate formation rates among all the BB–NaCl particles due to interactions between RS and NaCl. …”
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Efficacy and safety of interferon-alpha 1b injection into the intervertebral foramen with ultrasonic guidance in patients with postherpetic neuralgia: study protocol for a randomiz... by Hui-Min Hu, Hui-Min Hu, Wen-Hui Liu, Wen-Hui Liu, Chen Li, Chen Li, Qing Shi, Qing Shi, Chun-Hua Liu, Chun-Hua Liu, An-Xiang Liu, An-Xiang Liu, Yi-Fan Li, Yi Zhang, Peng Mao, Bi-Fa Fan

“…The secondary outcomes will include the 36-item short-form, dosage and duration of painkillers taken, viral load of varicella-zoster virus DNA, humoral cytokine level, and dosage and frequency of rescue medication. All adverse events and severe adverse events will be assessed during the study.ConclusionThis study is expected to provide evidence for the efficacy and safety of IFN-α1b injection into the intervertebral foramen in patients with PHN.Clinical trial registrationhttps://www.chictr.org.cn/indexEN.html, identifier ChiCTR240008996.…”
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Cognitive Decline in Chronic Migraine with Nonsteroid Anti-inflammation Drug Overuse: A Cross-Sectional Study by Xiaoying Cai, Xiaotian Xu, Aiwu Zhang, Jianwen Lin, Xiaojuan Wang, Wen He, Yannan Fang

“…Cognitive function was assessed in all cases during interictal periods using Addenbrooke’s Cognitive Examination Test (ACE-R), Trail Making Test A/B (TMT A/B), and Digit Symbol Test (DST). …”
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Fossil and Non-fossil Fuel Sources of Organic and Elemental Carbonaceous Aerosol in Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou: Seasonal Carbon Source Variation by Di Liu, Matthias Vonwiller, Jun Li, Junwen Liu, Sönke Szidat, Yanlin Zhang, Chongguo Tian, Yinjun Chen, Zhineng Cheng, Guangcai Zhong, Pingqing Fu, Gan Zhang

“…Although NF generated the primary share (> 55%) during autumn in all of the cities, the seasonal contributions of the sources differed by location during the rest of the year. …”
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Fatty Acid Composition and Anticancer Activity of Neutral and Polar Lipids of Pacific Oyster ( Crassostrea gigas ) Cultured in Khanh Hoa Coast in Vietnam by Minh Van Nguyen, Derrick Kakooza, Thi Hong Tuoi Do, Anh Phuong Thi Tran, Han The Nguyen, Ngoc Quang Tran

“…Notably, the combined content of EPA and DHA in the polar lipid fraction consistently exceeded 30% throughout all five months of analysis. Thrombogenicity index (TI) values ranged from 0.13 to 0.29 for the polar lipid fraction and from 0.6 to 1.1 for the neutral lipid fraction. …”
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Urban green infrastructure index: Assessing supply of regulating and cultural ecosystem services at a megacity scale by Yury Dvornikov, Valentina Grigorieva, Vyacheslav Vasenev, Mikhail Varentsov, Olga Romzaykina, Olga Maximova, Anastasia Konstantinova, Victor Matasov, Ekaterina Kozlova

“…., differences between central districts and suburbs or neighborhoods with higher and lower accessibility of the nearest urban forest) challenges the city’s environmental strategy, which aims to provide an equal access to green spaces for all citizens. To achieve this goal, several measures were proposed to reach at least half of the potential ES supply at the level of areal units.…”
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Multiple time points for detecting circulating tumor DNA to monitor the response to neoadjuvant therapy in breast cancer: a meta-analysis by Shuyi Niu, Tie Sun, Mozhi Wang, Litong Yao, Tianyi He, Yusong Wang, Hengjun Zhang, Xiang Li, Yingying Xu

“…Abstract Background Not all breast cancer (BC) patients can benefit from neoadjuvant therapy (NAT). …”
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Development and feasibility testing of a new device for home-based leg heat therapy in patients with lower extremity peripheral artery disease by Bohyun Ro, MSc, John P. Spence, BBA, Paul A. Spence, MD, Christian Buckley, BS, Raghu L. Motaganahalli, MD, Bruno T. Roseguini, PhD

“…Leg HT gradually increased leg skin temperature from 33.8 ± 0.8°C to 38.7 ± 0.7°C at 90 minutes and reduced arterial blood pressure, with mean reductions of 13 mm Hg in systolic and 12 mm Hg in diastolic blood pressure after treatment. All participants completed the 12-week program without serious adverse events, indicating that leg HT is safe and well-tolerated. …”
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